Posts about Barack Obama as of August 23, 2009

08/23/2009
Times Online Obamas arriving eighth month in jeopardy by Hurricane Bill in Atlantic … Little About Washington, Aug twenty-two – ANI: US President Barack Obamas eighth month skeleton this entrance week in Marthas Vineyard might be spoilt, with a heavenly body picture expelled … Martha’s Vineyard , here comes a Obama family The Associated Press Nation Digest: Hurricane Bill Weakens Washington Post Obamas devise watchful summer eighth month upon Martha’s Vineyard Chicago Tribune Boston Globe posted in What’s New by Admin Leave A Comment ©2009 Gadget Technology Insurance Lifestyle Information News at Your Finger .
08/23/2009
Obama recently made a deal with the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers Association, PhRMA. That will come as no surprise to you. However, this story was covered by the Huffington Post and CNN. That may surprise you. From The Huffington Post, August 13, 2009: “Internal Memo Confirms Big Giveaways In White House Deal With Big Pharma A memo obtained by the Huffington Post confirms that the White House and the pharmaceutical lobby secretly agreed to precisely the sort of wide-ranging deal that both parties have been denying over the past week.
Fun Graphic Of The Daybloodthirstyliberal.com
08/23/2009
Slowly, slowly reality sets in after the dreamy ones awaken from the dream about The Dreamy One. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 27% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential [...]
Black News off TheGrio – 8/22/09blackpublicscholars.wordpress.com
08/23/2009
First black NFL official dies at 81 By theGrio via AP 1:55 PM on 08/21/2009 CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Burl Toler, the first African-American official in NFL history who went on to work one Super Bowl in a distinguished career, has died. He was 81. > more Female boxers will get a chance at Olympic gold By theGrio 12:38 PM on 08/21/2009 For anyone who doubts a woman can hit or ever score a knockout punch, look no further than these women.
Obama’s Approval Ratings Cratermichaelcostello.blogspot.com
08/23/2009
Now he’s at MINUS 14% . The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 27% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14.
08/23/2009
The Washington Times article’s title sounds innocuous enough (h/t Hot Air ), U.S. adds clerks to clear clunkers Volunteers include FAA until you wonder who the FAA volunteers may be: Employees of the FAA’s air-traffic-control unit were asked to help, but the Transportation Department stressed Friday that essential safety personnel were not diverted from their duties. Let’s hope the air traffic controllers themselves weren’t.
08/23/2009
MCMAHON: HASTE A MISTAKE ON HEALTH CARE It’s a good thing that President Barack Obama and the House leadership didn’t try to ram health-care reform through Congress in July. Rep. Mike McMahon (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn) wouldn’t have been on board. “If…
08/23/2009
After starting the week with a broad-based sell-off, stock markets resumed their five-month uptrend as investors’ confidence in the recovery prospects of the global economy gained traction. With risky assets back in favor, a number of bourses and crude oil closed at fresh highs for the year, showing resilience in the face of a sharp correction in China on Monday (-5.8%) and Wednesday (-4.3%). Safe-haven assets such as government bonds and the US dollar received a cold shoulder.
08/23/2009
An interesting video by Short for Ordinary (via Breitbart TV) contrasting the sign-acquiring strategies of the folks against health care rationing vs. those astroturfers from organized groups such as the SEIU, Organizing for America ( organized by Barack Obama), MoveOn, ACORN, and Democrat-related groups that demonstrate for it:
08/23/2009
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows that 27% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14. These figures mark the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President. The previous low of -12 was reached on July 30 (see trends). Prior to today, the number who Strongly Approved of the President’s performance had never fallen below 29%.